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Tour Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park on snowshoes
January 21, 2015
Saturday, Jan. 24 at 10 a.m. — WOODSTOCK — Start the new year with an adventure in your national park! A series of free guided nature explorations being held this winter at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park continues. Geared for all ages, these tours and workshops will explore topics ranging from winter tree identification, wildlife tracking, bird identification and…
Telemark clinic offered at Pico, with PSIA instructor John Tidd
January 21, 2015
Sunday, Jan. 25 at 12 p.m. — John Tidd will be teaching his annual Telemark Clinic at Pico Mountain on Sunday, Jan. 25, from 12-4 p.m. Tidd is a PSIA telemark instructor and is the guy you want to connect with regardless of whether you’re hoping to make your first telemark turns, or looking to refine…
Silver jewelry making class offered at Carving Studio and Sculpture Center
January 21, 2015
Thursday, Jan. 29 at 6 p.m. — WEST RUTLAND — The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center is pleased to announce the return of popular instructor Michael Stimpfel with a six-week evening workshop in silver jewelry making. The class will be held Thursdays from 6 - 8:30 p.m., Jan. 29 - March 5. Learn the basic techniques and…
Killington Elementary School briefs
January 21, 2015
Tech integration A couple of times throughout each week, Mrs. Knipes’ kindergartners and first graders break out the iPads to review and practice skills. Mrs. Knipes finds that purposeful and meaningful use of the iPad facilitates learning and prepares her pupils in the use of technology as they progress from one grade to the next.…
Terrariums: Gardens in glass
January 21, 2015
By Dr. Leonard Perry, Extension Professor, UVM What do fish tanks, brandy snifters, and Mason jars have in common? They are all containers that can be used to make gardens in glass, or terrariums. Whether you put together a terrarium on a rainy summer day or for garden-relief in the dead of winter, this activity…
“The State of the Union is strong” said the President, Vermont leaders respond
January 21, 2015
Sanders: Statement in Response to the President's State of the Union Address WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement tonight after President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address: “As President Obama indicated, our economy today is much stronger than it was six years…
Fat bikes arrive in Killington
January 15, 2015
New snowsport thrives with sales doubling every year since 2010 By Polly Lynn “It’s like I’m riding on a cloud,” said Alex Kerpel, a Killington resident who joined a group of nine cyclists to ride the trails of Mountain Meadows, Monday, Jan. 12. Tony Accurso of Fat Bike Vermont in Woodstock provided the bikes. He…
J.C. Penney to close its doors at the mall, April 5
January 15, 2015
By Cristina Kumka RUTLAND TOWN — Rutland City will lose money and at least 30 local workers will lose their jobs come April, when J.C. Penney will leave the Diamond Run Mall. In a statement made on Wednesday, Jan. 7, Rutland Alderman Ed Larson said: “In a lengthy telephone conversation with J.C. Penney Corporate, they…
Governor Shumlin sworn in for third term
January 15, 2015
By Laura Krantz, VTDigger.org Gov. Peter Shumlin was re-elected to a third term Thursday morning, Jan. 8, in a secret ballot by a joint assembly of the Vermont Legislature. Shumlin defeated Republican Scott Milne in a 110-69 vote. In the Nov. 4 general election, Shumlin beat Milne by 2,434 votes. He won 46.4 percent of…
Obituary: William W. Duval
January 15, 2015
William Duval, 68, died on Jan. 3, 2015, at his home in Waits River. He was born in Rutland on Dec. 9, 1946, the son of Charles L. and Germaine Duval. Bill grew up as one of ten siblings in Castleton and graduated from Fair Haven Union High School in 1965. He served in the…
JD found after 11 days, community-wide effort cited for success
January 15, 2015
By Polly Lynn KILLINGTON — “He has been found!!! He is alive. Very thin, feet cut up, but happy to see Kimberly,” a family member posted on the “Find JD - just dog VT” community Facebook page Sunday, Jan. 11 at 2:39 p.m. The 5-year-old yellow lab from Boston had survived 11 days outside, in…
Marijuana legalization supporters join forces
January 15, 2015
By Tom Brown, www.VTDigger.org Groups that support the legalization of marijuana joined forces Tuesday, saying that decades of prohibiting recreational use of the drug has failed. “No matter how you slice it, marijuana prohibition has not been an effective policy for the state of Vermont,” Matt Simon, New England political director of the Marijuana Policy…
Governor Shumlin outlines agenda for term
January 15, 2015
Governor Peter Shumlin, who was sworn in for a third term as governor of Vermont on Thursday, Jan. 8, used his inaugural address to outline Part I of his Agenda For Progress, focusing on initiatives critical to working families, economic growth, energy and the environment, and citing Vermont’s special quality of life. The Governor’s multifaceted…
